SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LEVINE PETER

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD

(Street)
FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [ CTXS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP, Datacenter & Cloud Div
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/13/2010 M 3,126 A $20.09 34,385 D
Common Stock 09/13/2010 S 3,126(1) D $64.02 31,259 D
Common Stock 114 I By The Summit Family Trust(2)
Common Stock 2,692 I The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Tatym A. Levine UAD 12/30/2008(3)
Common Stock 2,692 I The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Oliver T. Levine UAD 12/30/2008(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $20.09 09/13/2010 M 3,126 03/02/2010 03/02/2014 Common Stock 3,126 $0 18,745 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
2. Shares received as merger consideration by SP Partners Investment LP pursuant to the acquisition of XenSource, Inc. by Citrix Systems, Inc. and distributed to The Summit Family Trust ("Summit"), an entity of which the reporting person is the trustee and has voting and dispositive power. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by Summit, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Tatym A. Levine UAD 12/30/2008, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
4. These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Oliver T. Levine UAD 12/30/2008, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
/s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for Peter Levine 09/14/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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